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Community

The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has a remarkable community that provides ample opportunities to connect with fellow graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty. Offerings include workshops, conferences, events and seminars to bring together the perspectives of our diverse specialties. It is important to share your voice and feel heard as well as get involved with our Larner Community.

Calendars of Events

Larner College of Medicine Events
Larner College of Medicine - Medical Student Calendar
UVM Events Calendar
UVM Bored Calendar
Science on Tap - email katelyn.pershinske@uvm.edu or lea.drogalis@uvm.edu
Graduate Student Senate Events
Larner Graduate Council Office Hours - zoom link
Larner Graduate Student Town Hall
CMB Events- a site that has a comprehensive list of links to related events pages.

Health and Well-Being

UVM Counseling and Psychiatry Services (CAPS)
Center for Health and Well Being
Living Well Programs - UVM bored website
VT Crisis Text Line
UVM Care Form
Food Security
Larner LEAP reporting form
UVM Bias Response
UVM Discrimination & Harassment Report
UVM Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity

Social Media Connections

UVM Handshake, UVM Connect, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter. . . find our social media communities by checking out these social media platforms here.

Community Centers & Groups

LCOM Graduate Council
UVM Graduate Student Senate Clubs and Organizations
UVM Career Mobility Committee for STEM
UVM Postdoctoral Association
UVM Diversity, Equity & Inclusion External Groups
Diversity Resource Guide
Identity Centers @ UVM - including BIPOC Association, Prism Center, and Women & Gender
UVM Interfaith Center

Program and Academic Resources

Costs, Scholarships, & Financial Aid

UVM Graduate Tuition and Fees
Scholarship & Financial Aid Information
Extramural Funding Roadmap (OVPR)
ExternalCourseSupport_Application - Deadlines: 3/15, 7/15, 11/15
LCOM Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship - Deadline: 5/15 each year

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View available postdoctoral positions through UVM HR

Leffler Discusses Medical Center's Investments in Housing and Community Health

July 22, 2016 by Stephen Leffler

Steve Leffler, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer at the University of Vermont Medical Center. He posted the following information on the investments in housing and health the UVM Medical Center has made to the Vermont community on the UVM Medical Center HealthSource blog.
Gramling's JAMA Oncology Study Addresses Doctor-Patient Miscommunication

July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

Clear communication between a doctor and patient is essential, especially when patients with advanced cancer wish to participate in decision-making about their medical treatment options, and trade-offs between quality and quantity of life emerge.
UVM Foundation Sets Multiple New Records for Fundraising at UVM

July 22, 2016 by Jay Goyette

The University of Vermont Foundation set new records in its fundraising activities on behalf of the university during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2016, surpassing historic milestones reached a year ago for both commitments and receipts from donors.
Medical Education Champion and Alumnus Robert Larner, M.D.'42 Contributes Largest Gift in UVM History

July 22, 2016 by Mark Ray

On April 15, the University of Vermont Foundation announced a historically significant gift from philanthropist and College of Medicine alumnus Robert Larner, M.D.'42, and his wife, Helen Larner -- $19.7 million in commercial property and cash to further their commitment to ensuring excellence in medical education at UVM.
Alumna Commits $2 Million to Medical Scholarships for Primary Care

July 22, 2016 by Jay Goyette

Dr. Ruth Seeler earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont in 1958 and her M.D. from UVM's College of Medicine in 1962 and is currently emerita professor of pediatric hematology-oncology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.
Wassel & Williams' Summer Academy Offers Career Exploration for Pre-Med Track High School Students

July 22, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro

For the high school student who loves biology or chemistry and has a penchant for helping people, the pre-med path is not the only option available. Exposing future undergraduates to a variety of specialties, roles, and vocations in medicine is the primary goal of the new summer Health & Medicine Academy at the University of Vermont, a three-college-credit course taught by UVM College of Medicine faculty members that will take place in July.
Thinking Outside the Box: Design-Savvy Med Students Share Story at AAMC Education Meeting

July 22, 2016 by Erin Post

Artist-turned-medical-student Ross Sayadi ’17 approaches most things with one important question in mind: “Why?”
New Findings Highlight Potential Treatment Aim for Heart Mutation Underlying Sudden Death

July 22, 2016 by Caroyln Shapiro

Two molecular physiologists at the University of Vermont (UVM) have taken a step closer toward a possible new treatment to address the underlying root cause of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited disease that causes the heart muscle to thicken and struggle to pump blood.
Spector, Dostmann, and Spees Among Patent Awardees Honored at Invention to Venture

July 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Wakefield

The University of Vermont honored several faculty members and graduate students responsible for nine patents at the 2016 annual Invention 2 Venture (I2V) conference on April 7. Three faculty members from the College of Medicine were honored for their patents, which were awarded in the year since the last I2V conference was held in April 2015.
Practicing Behavioral Care in an Integrated Setting: PCORI Project Ramps Up

July 22, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro

Jen Lavoie’s daughter began showing symptoms of Crohn’s disease at age nine, but most of her clinicians found nothing wrong with her, and one suggested the girl’s gastrointestinal discomfort was “all in her head,” a symptom of stress.
Hood Discusses Kidney Stone Causes and Prevention on the UVM Medical Center Blog

July 22, 2016 by Virgina Hood

Kidney stones occur in one out of 11 people during a lifetime. The number of people forming stones has doubled in the past 15 years. A person who has had a kidney stone has a 50 percent chance of forming another stone over 5 to 10 years. The good news is that for many people, another kidney stone can be prevented or the number reduced by simple measures.
College Hosts Global Health Celebration, Distinguished International Guests, on April 4 & 5

July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

In honor of World Health Day, the University of Vermont College of Medicine hosted nine distinguished international guests from Russia, Dominican Republic, Vietnam and Uganda on Monday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 5, 2016 for a “Celebration of Global Health Day” featuring a broad range of activities.
Med Student Queer Alliance Promotes Transgender Patient Health Equity with #PushForPronouns

July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

University of Vermont (UVM) medical students, along with students from the Northeast Medical Student Queer Alliance (NMSQA), are promoting #PushForPronouns on social media as part of National LGBT Health Awareness Week.
Botten Team’s Research Uncovers Critical Genetic Element Driving Rodent-Hosted Virus Behavior

July 22, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro

A team of University of Vermont researchers has pinpointed a unique self-controlling characteristic of an arenavirus that offers hope of a possible vaccine for now-untreatable infections.
Class of 2017 Students Celebrate Humanism in Medicine

July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

University of Vermont medical students, residents and faculty gathered March 22, 2018 to celebrate the Class of 2017’s completion of the Clerkship level of the Vermont Integrated Curriculum, induct new student members into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and formally recognize their mentors through the presentation of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award.
SIG-a-palooza! Med Mentors’ Career Day Highlights Potential Paths for High Schoolers

July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

Banana suturing, splint-making and stethoscopes were on the agenda at the second annual Med Mentors Health Career Exploration Day on March 12, where College of Medicine students became teachers for more than 80 area high school students.
Rincon’s New Grant Aims to Arm Biomedical Researchers with Entrepreneurial Savvy

July 22, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro

Researchers might make wonderful discoveries in the lab, but if those ideas never reach the clinical arena, they can’t help patients.
Game, Set, MATCH! Class of '16 Medical Students Learn Residency Placements

July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

From anxiety to elation, emotions ran high on Match Day, a nationwide event during which graduating medical students open the envelopes that tell them where they will first officially work as physicians.
On the Road to Match Day: Choosing Pediatrics

July 22, 2016 by Laura Lazzarini

While I could give you a shortened version of my highly edited personal statement explaining how and why I chose pediatrics as my specialty, I feel like it can all be summed up with the following: My pediatric clerkship was the only rotation where I smiled every day.
Kirkpatrick and Colleagues’ Study Reveals Effective, Single-Dose Dengue Vaccine

July 22, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur

Researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) Vaccine Testing Center, along with collaborators at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, have been working since 2008 to develop a dengue vaccine that will protect against all four dengue strains.

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